Master of Business Administration (Healthcare Management)
Overview
The Master of Business Administration (Healthcare Management) provides a comprehensive foundation in core business principles, with a specialisation in healthcare management. With sustainability built-in to every topic, industries 4.0 and 5.0 will come to life beyond the concepts.
This specialisation is designed to prepare aspiring leaders to learn the latest concepts which can be applied to health and aged care settings. You will deepen your knowledge of advanced healthcare management and how to use them to drive improved performance.
The MBA (Healthcare Management) is designed for the future, with sustainability built in. You will learn how to take advantage of technology to test and better manage quality and safe care whilst tackling the challenges of the digital age. This MBA course has industry engagement embedded, with a total of up to 36 weeks of experience available through Work Integrated Learning and industry programs.
Healthcare managers are the professionals who are involved in decision-making in hospitals, aged care, or other health related organisations. Healthcare managers are responsible for designing policies, managing human resources, improving the business unit, and managing the operations including the procurement and supply of hospital equipment in addition to improving the quality of patient care.
Overview
The Master of Business Administration (Healthcare Management) provides a comprehensive foundation in core business principles, with a specialisation in healthcare management.
This specialisation is designed to prepare aspiring leaders to learn the latest concepts which can be applied to health and aged care settings. You will deepen your knowledge of advanced healthcare management and how to use them to drive improved performance.
You will learn how to take advantage of technology to test and better manage quality and safe care whilst tackling the challenges of digital age. This MBA course has industry engagement embedded, with a total of up to 36 weeks of experience available through Work Integrated Learning and industry programs.
Healthcare managers are the professionals who are involved in decision-making in hospitals, aged care, or other health related organisations. Healthcare managers are responsible for designing policies, managing human resources, improving the business unit, and managing the operations including the procurement and supply of hospital equipment in addition to improving the quality of patient care.
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Courses
Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
Duration: 3 months
Delivery mode:
In person
Online
Location:
City
Availability:
Full-time
Part-time
Start dates:
February
July
October
SATAC code:
2GC903 (City)
Annual indicative fees (2025):
$17,820 (Full fee paying)
Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
Duration: 6 months
Delivery mode:
In person
Online
Location:
City
Availability:
Full-time
Part-time
Start dates:
February
July
October
SATAC code:
2GD901 (City)
Annual indicative fees (2025):
$35,640 (Full fee paying)
Master of Business Administration (Healthcare Management)
Duration: 2 years
Delivery mode:
In person
Online
Location:
City
Availability:
Full-time
Part-time
Start dates:
February
July
October
SATAC code:
2CM906 (City)
Annual indicative fees (2025):
$35,640 (Full fee paying)
Course
Master of Business Administration (Healthcare Management)
Duration: 2 years
Delivery mode:
In person
Location:
City
Start dates:
March
July
October
CRICOS code: 107691A
Annual fees:
2025: $41,300
Your career
Take charge of your career, learn how to lead a health workforce, apply emotional intelligence, use data and privacy, and best manage patient care in health and aged care settings. The MBA (Healthcare Management) prepares you for a wide range of career opportunities in areas including public and private hospitals, aged care institutions, private and public sector organisations.
Potential occupations include:
- medical practitioners
- nursing professionals
- allied health professionals
- chief operating officer
- chief robotics officer
- director of nursing
- artificial intelligence architect
- program director
- information managers
- aged care manager
- senior business development manager.
Potential employers include:
- public and private hospitals
- aged care institutions
- community health centres
- private practice
- government departments
- corporate agencies
- medical technology companies
- digital health institutes
- disability sector
- Not-for-profit organisations.
What you will study
The Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and MBA courses provide a structured pathway containing 16 topics. There is flexibility in the course but generally students undertake 8 business and management core topics, four elective topics and four topics relevant to healthcare management.
First year (and the Graduate Diploma) contains study in human resource management, marketing, economics, finance, ethics, sustainability, and the law. Second year introduces health and aged care operations, health and aged care systems and policy, and leading organisations in health and aged care.
You can also choose an industry placement instead of one core topic. And you could also extend your industry exposure by electing to undertake an industry entrepreneurial program: FOMENT (a wine, viticulture and tourism program), or the IMA (Innovative Manufacturing Accelerator).
You will also undertake a major industry project which will bring together everything you have learnt over the course and put it into practice.
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What you will study
The MBA Healthcare Management contains 16 topics, with 4 topics focussed exclusively on Health and Aged Care Management. Topics contain study in human resource management, marketing, economics, finance, ethics, sustainability, and the law. Second year introduces health and aged care operations, health and aged care systems and policy, and leading organisations in health and aged care.
You can also choose an industry placement instead of one core topic. You will also undertake a major industry project which will bring together everything you have learnt over the course and put it into practice.
Graduate Certificate
Applicants must either:
- hold a degree or equivalent qualification OR
- have at least one years' experience in a related context or two years' experience in a non-related field.
Graduate Diploma
Applicants must either:
- hold a degree or equivalent qualification OR
- hold the Flinders University Graduate Certificate in Business Administration.
Master
Applicants must either hold a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification; or hold the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from Flinders University or equivalent qualification.
Apply directly via SATAC
Select your preferred course and apply directly through the MySATAC application portal.
Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
Flinders students can apply to transfer to this course internally. Visit: www.flinders.edu.au/internaltransfer for more information.
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